(Twice) A Day in the Life of Nimbus

I thought it'd be kinda cool to show you what Nimbus goes through twice a day. But instead of taking video (which would be difficult normally but impossible considering the camera battery was dying), we did it in pictures.
We start with finding Nimbus. He's usually on the couch nearly asleep (or in the cave, but that's less frequent) or out cold. Here's Nimbus with his "Dang it I was nearly asleep!" look on his face:

I help him up to his feet, then he gets up and jumps down and heads off to his spot. He rarely even needs a gentle nudging as he knows exactly where to go: to our rug in the kitchen for his test.

So after I have him laid down (that's usually the most difficult part, and that's usually not even an issue), I give his ear a poke, draw some blood, and let the meter do it's thing. As you can see, today is a good day for Nimbus (as they all have been lately):

After I see what he tested at, I get a needle out of the bag and his insulin out of the fridge (gotta keep that stuff cold or it doesn't last long).

Usually as I'm getting his needle ready he's heading off to the food bowl to eat...

...but today he waited until after his shot. Now he gets his shot right in his little fat between his shoulder blades. I just pull up a little fat, bunch it up a little, and get it just under the skin. Sometimes I think he feels it because he gives me a few little squeaks, but he's a talky eater too, or who knows maybe he just hates being bugged. Any which way, he doesn't mind it, and he knows it's why he's feeling so much better than he was this time last year. So finally I put the needle (with cap back on it) in a plastic cup that I use to keep track of the used ones and put the insulin back in the fridge, and he's done! Time taken (if the needle cooperates bubble-wise), 5 minutes tops.
And that's a day in the life! I can't believe it was just about this time last year we found out what was really wrong with the Boo. My he's made a lot of progress since then. He was so sick and skinny, always thirsty, always in the litterbox. That's the life of a diabetic though, as even humans with untreated diabetes show many of the same symptoms (with obvious exceptions). Nimbus has become a model patient, and very tolerant of all the poking and prodding he goes through. He knows it helps him feel better, and I'm very, VERY thankful it was only diabetes. I know it sounds odd as it's usually a lifelong disease that's very difficult (sometimes) and expensive to treat. But considering how bad it could've been (cancer, stronger onset of his heart condition, etc), I can handle this. I'm not ready to help him to the Bridge anytime soon. He's too young!
Hope you've enjoyed our little slideshow, and hope everyone stays warm today!